Historical Research - IAUN

Historical Research

Chapter 7

Islamic Azad University-Najafabad Saeedeh Shafiee 2015

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What is Historical Research?

The systematic collection and evaluation of data to describe, explain, and understand actions or events that occurred sometime in the past.

There is no manipulation or control of variables as in experimental research.

An attempt is made to reconstruct what happened during a certain period of time as completely and accurately as possible.

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The Purposes of Historical Research

To make people aware of what has happened in the past in order to:

Learn from past failures and successes Apply them to present-day problems Make predictions Test hypotheses concerning relationships or trends Understand present educational practices and policies

more fully

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Steps Involved in Historical Research

Defining the Problem Locating relevant sources

Documents Numerical records Oral statements Relics

Summarizing information obtained from historical sources

Evaluation of historical sources

Internal criticism External criticism

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Categories of Sources

Documents are written or printed materials that have been produced in some form or another.

Numerical records can be considered as a separate type of source in and of themselves or as a subcategory of documents.

Oral Statements are stories or other forms of oral expression that leave a record for future generations.

Relics are any objects whose physical or visual characteristics can provide some information about the past.

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